Canada (B), Costa Rica (NB), El Salvador (NB), Guatemala (NB), Honduras (NB), Mexico (NB), USA (B), Venezuela.
Vagrant to Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cuba, French Guiana, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (U.S.).
Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 123,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status LC
Loss and conversion of short grass prairie to agriculture is probably the most important threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) [XC636979]
by Thomas Magarian from Road 16 NE, Grant County, Washington, United States (call, display call)
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) [XC386113]
by Ron Overholtz from Ethridge, Toole County, Montana, United States (alarm call, call)
Subspecies
Subspecies parvus formerly labelled occidentalis; type specimen of latter lost.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
parvus Bechstein, 1812 - South-central British Columbia east to southern Manitoba, and south to California and South Dakota. Winters from California and Louisiana south to Mexico.
americanus Bechstein, 1812 - Nevada east to South Dakota and south through Utah and north-western Oklahoma to northern Texas. Winters from California, and Texas south to Mexico and Guatemala.
Similar Species
Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
Much smaller. Has a much shorter bill. Has bold striping on the head.
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